Archaeological Evidence of Casual Snacking and Resource Provisioning at Khirbat al-Jariya (ca. Eleventh to Tenth Centuries BCE), an Iron-Age Copper Production Site
Luke Stroth,
Arianna Garvin Suero,
Brady Liss
et al.
Abstract:In this chapter we present the results of a paleobotanical analysis of Khirbat al-Jariya, an Iron-Age (ca. eleventh to tenth centuries BCE) copper smelting workshop in Faynan, Jordan. The macrobotanical collection was dominated by easily procured fruits and nuts that required little preparation, such as dates (Phoenix dactylifera), grapes (Vitis sp.) and figs (Ficus sp.) which we characterize as likely "snack foods." Evidence for grain processing, in terms of cleaning and removal of chaff, is largely absent, a… Show more
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